During the early years of the Great Depression, not only were bank failures just two or three times the rate of failure in the 1920s - far less than what is commonly believed ...

The Great Depression (1929-1939) was one of the hardest economic periods in American history. With unemployment reaching 25%, ...

On this date (Oct. 29) in 1929, “Black Tuesday” descended upon the New York Stock Exchange. Prices collapsed amid panic selling, and thousands of investors were wiped out as America’s Great ...

Ninety years ago this fall, the stock market experienced the Great Crash. Shortly thereafter, America’s economy slumped into the Great Depression. Though misconceptions about them abound, the… ...

Shortly thereafter, America’s economy slumped into the Great Depression. Though misconceptions about them abound, these events have had a huge influence on decision-makers ever since.

Is this the next Great Depression? Economists disagree — vehemently, at times — about whether our current economic malaise will ultimately rival the dark days of the 1930s.